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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA new public shuttle service was launched this morning on the near-east side of Indianapolis.
Known
as the Near Eastside Orbiter, the 24-passenger shuttle is provided by the John H. Boner Community Center at 2236 E. 10th St.
and completes a 15-mile circular route in about an hour.
It travels as far north as the intersection of Massachusetts
Avenue and Rural Street and as far south as the intersection of Southeastern Avenue and St. Paul Street. The route extends
to Delaware Street to the west and to Ritter Street to the east.
The service is funded through the Federal Transit
Administration’s Job Access and Reverse Commute program, Boner Center funds from United Way of Central Indiana and passenger
fares.
Cost is $1 per ride or $30 for a monthly pass that can be purchased at the Boner Center. The shuttle runs Monday
through Saturday from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A free one-way pass good through the end of the month
can be downloaded at www.enn.org.
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